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25788 UNESCO Report Web.Cdr UNESCO Regional Ofce For Southern Africa United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ENSURING QUALITY EDUCATION THROUGH QUALITY TEACHERS Report on the Southern Africa Regional Conference on Teachers Maputo, Mozambique 26-28 August, 2015 UNESCO Regional Ofce For Southern Africa United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ENSURING QUALITY EDUCATION THROUGH QUALITY TEACHERS Report on the Southern Africa Regional Conference on Teachers Maputo, Mozambique 26-28 August, 2015 Acknowledgement 1 Foreword 2 List of Acronyms 3 Executive Summary 4 Conference report 7 1 Background to the conference, objectives and opening 7 2 The Global and Regional Context 8 3 Policy Issues for Promoting Quality Teaching 8 4 What is Quality Education and Quality Teaching 11 4.1 Gender Mainstreaming 14 4.2 Early Childhood Education 14 4.3 Inclusive Education 15 4.4 Comprehensive Sexuality Education 22 4.5 Education for Sustainable Development 22 5 Recruitment, Pre-Service Training, Retention and Continuing Professional Development 23 5.1 Teacher recruitment and Retention 24 5.2 In-service and Continuing Professional Development 25 6 Recommendation and Action Points 30 7 List of annexes 34 Acknowledgement UNESCO Regional Ofce For Southern Africa United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation he UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA) would like to extend its Tgratitude to all who gave strategic guidance and inputs during the Southern African Regional Conference on Teachers. In particular, ROSA would like to thank the Ministry of Education and Human Development of Mozambique which convened the conference and to our UNESCO Offices and Institutes for their technical and financial support that contributed to the success of the conference. The contributions at all levels were valuable and the depth of the debates confirmed the need for such a meeting towards an effective and coordinated response to teacher issues in the region. Hubert Gijzen Regional Director and Representative ROSA would like to thank the Ministry of Education and Human “Development of Mozambique which convened the conference and to our UNESCO Offices and Institutes for their technical and “ financial support that contributed to the success of the conference ENSURING QUALITY EDUCATION THROUGH QUALITY TEACHERS 1 Foreword In light of the new configuration of the UNESCO Field Network in Africa, the UNESCO Office in Harare was confirmed Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA) with a coverage of nine countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe), and the SADC Secretariat. In accordance with the reform, the National Offices in Maputo and Windhoek as well all education projects antennas and Comprehensive Sexuality Education and HIV Desks in the ROSA countries are supervised by the Regional Office. As an immediate result of the reform the interactions with and support to member states covered by the ROSA has been substantially strengthened. Within the UN system, the Regional Office also participates in the Regional UNDG, and scaled up its role as laboratory of ideas, standard-setter, clearing house, capacity-builder and catalyst for international cooperation. It is, with this background in mind, that the UNESCO ROSA, the UNESCO Section of Learning and Teachers, the UNESCO Maputo Office and the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA), in partnership with the government of Mozambique and in cooperation with the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) organized a “Southern African Regional Conference on Teachers” in Maputo, Mozambique from 26-28 August 2015. The conference came at a critical juncture as we advance toward the target dates for the MDGs and as we shape the new global development agenda post-2015. The conference came also at an opportune time in response to the UNESCO-AU Kigali Statement on Education post-2015, which recognised that for governments to provide quality educational opportunities to all children and young people, teachers play a central role. The quality of teachers has a major impact on equity and learning outcomes. However, there is a shortage of trained, qualified and motivated teachers in the region, which necessitates increased investment in teachers as a matter of urgency in most African countries. Another challenge is to restore the dignity of teachers and to improve their status in the community and society at large. Therefore, more attention must be paid to teacher training and well-being. I would like to thank the participants from countries in the Southern African region and from Tanzania, Mauritius and South Sudan. My sincere gratitude also goes to the Ministry of Education and Human Development of Mozambique which convened the conference and to our UNESCO Offices and Institutes for their technical and financial supports that contributed to the success of the conference. It is my fervent hope and trust that the outcome of the Southern African Regional Conference on Teachers will result in the development of a sound and effective Education Support Strategy and Regional Plan of Action for Southern Africa that will help craft motivated, creative and responsive teachers who are able to engage with a new generation of children and young people, help them transform their lives and enable them to realize their dreams. Hubert Gijzen, PhD Regional Director and Representative 2 UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa List of Acronyms ADA African Disability Alliance AIDS Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome AU African Union CFIT China Funds in Trust CPD Continuing Professional Development CSE Comprehensive Sexuality Education ECE/ECD Early Childhood Education/ Early Childhood Development EFA Education for All EMIS Education Management and Information System ESD Education for Sustainable Development ESSP Education Sector Strategic Plan GER General Educator Policy GM Gender Mainstreaming HIV Human Immune Deficiency Virus ICT Information and Communication Technology IFP Instituto de Formaișo Professores IICBA UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa IE Inclusive Education LDC Low Developing Country LITLE Learning Improvements for Teachers and Lecturers for Early Education M & E Monitoring and Evaluation MoEHD Ministry of Education and Human Development MoPSE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education MIET Media in Education Trust NEP Namibia Educator Policy NATCOM National Commission NTP National Teacher Policy OSISA Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa OWG Open Working Group PBTR Professional Board for Teacher Recruitment PLAP Performance Lag Address Program PTR Pupil Teacher Ratio ROSA Regional Office for Southern Africa RTP Regional Teacher's Policy SAALED Southern Africa Association for Learning and Educational Difficulties SADC Southern Africa Development Community SSA Sub-Saharan Africa STEPP Survey of Teachers in Pre-Primary TDC Teacher Development Centre TIEEZ Teachers of Inclusive Early Education in Zimbabwe UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UIS UNESCO Institute for Statistics VVOB Flemish Association for Development Cooperation and Technical Assistance WEF World Education Forum ZOU Zimbabwe Open University ENSURING QUALITY EDUCATION THROUGH QUALITY TEACHERS 3 Executive Summary The Southern Africa Regional Conference on Teachers was data to inform policy development and to develop indicators attended by policy makers, academics, practitioners and to measure quality of education using tools developed and development partners in education from countries in supported by UNESCO IICBA. Namibia outlined how they are Southern Africa, other countries in the African region and in the final stages of developing a General Educator Policy that UNESCO offices. The conference was convened to craft policy will promote the professionalization and enhance the status and programmatic responses to the Kigali Statement on of educators and will unite all educators under one Education post-2015, which recognised that teachers play a professional authority which will be responsible for the central role in the provision of quality education and the need governance of the teaching profession. Both case studies for comprehensive teacher policies which cover all levels of shared at the conference demonstrate the good practice of education. using inclusive approaches to policy formulation by involving teachers and teaching unions from the outset. The conference The objectives of the conference were: also discussed the need for greater synergies across the region 1. To share country policies, good practices and research in policy issues for quality teachers and made the following results on improving teacher quality. 2. To develop a regional strategy towards the Recommendations: improvement of the quality of teachers. l All countries should develop and implement a The conference provided a platform for participants to share National Teacher Policy (NTP) that addresses a range of and reflect on experiences and good practices in issues including recruitment, pre- and in-service strengthening teachers' capacities and pedagogies in key training, equitable deployment, working conditions elements of qualit y education and to de velop and motivation. These should cover all schools, recommendations on good practice in the region to improve including those in the private sector, and should be the professional status of the teaching profession. developed in an inclusive
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